Laura, co-owner of Alden Capital Management LLC, helps clients navigate important life milestones through custom financial plans as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. She joined the family team in 2011 after completing the comprehensive Raymond James Advisor Mastery Program.
Education is important to Laura. She seeks out the latest information in order to help clients reach their goals as efficiently as possible, and has obtained the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA™) designation. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and a master’s in environmental science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Laura lives in Seattle with her husband, Landry, their sons, Elliott and Wes, and their French bulldog, Guinness. She is on committees for the Washington Athletic Club and women’s clubs. In her free time, Laura enjoys traveling, cooking and reading, but prefers to be outdoors hiking, snowboarding, or relaxing in the mountains with her family.
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Data provided by SHOOKTM Research, LLC as of 3/31/2018.
For the Next Generation Advisors, SHOOK Research considered advisors born in 1980 or later with a minimum 4 years relevant experience. Advisors have built their own practices and lead their teams; joined teams and are viewed as future leadership; or a combination of both. Ranking algorithm is based on qualitative measures derived from telephone and in‐person interviews and surveys: service models, investing process, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations, etc.; and quantitative criteria, such as assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Out of 5,832 advisors considered, 1000 made the final list in 2018.
Investment performance is not a criteria because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC. Neither SHOOK nor Forbes receives compensation from the advisors or their firms in exchange for placement on a ranking. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. This ranking is not indicative of advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience.
The Working Mother and SHOOK research ranking is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data. SHOOK Research considered wealth advisers who are mothers with at least one child living at home and under the age of 18 with a minimum 5 years of industry experience. Ranking algorithm is based on qualitative measures derived from telephone and in-person interviews and surveys: service models, investing process, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations, etc.; and quantitative criteria, such as assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. From a total universe of 300,000 advisors, based on our thresholds we received 26,000 nominations, of which approximately 20% (5,200) were women and less than half (< 2,600) at the time were mothers with children under the age of 18 and living at home. A final list of the top 300 Advisors was then compiled based upon the quantitative criteria.
Raymond James is not affiliated with Working Mother or Shook Research, LLC. This ranking is not indicative of advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating.
